Thread: How many passes do you do?

all three. i love to show off and brag about the bbs shave to the people who use the mach 10's

WTG, ATG for me.

I need to do THREE at least to get a smooth shave. My facial hair is like copper wiring.

I usually do 2 wtg. If I am feeling froggy and do a 3rd pass, it is a combination pass of atg neck to jawline and then xtg ear to chin.

I'm an oddball because I do ATG first followed by WTG and then XTG. That's what I do when I shave on a daily basis otherwise I do a normal three pass. I guess it's a habit I've developed back when I started shaving - I always did a single pass ATG with a multi blade, and when I used DEs I also started with ATG pass first if I was shaving daily.

This is because after WTG/XTG passes my hair is too short and stiff and causes blades to skip, essentially removing nothing - this is true even with a multiblade/DEs unless I press the sucker into my face, so it's not an issue of blade sharpness.

I did a 2 pass shave this morning, about 6 hours ago, and now I can feel a hint of stubble if I rub my face. This morning's shave was nice and close too: good lather, good razor, good shave. Could it be that my face is shrinking?

I voted 1 wtg & 1 xtg but it's not the whole thruth. It is my "basic" routine at the moment though it doesn't give pure bbs result. I do also 1 wtg+1 atg passes + touch ups few times a week to reach the closer shave.

WTG, ATG for me.

WTG, XTG and ATG for me.

John

I do WTG and ATG and a little XTG in spots...